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The Agricultural Holdings Act, 1906. 
III. of the first schedule to the Agricultural Holdings Act, 
1900, it is expressly enacted, that such provision shall not 
entitle him to compensation. Questions are certain to arise 
on this sub-section, but as matters of fact will concern the 
valuer or. the arbitrator rather than the lawyer. The meaning 
attached to arable land is made clear by Sub-section 4 of 
Section 3, which declares that it shall not include land in grass 
which by the terms of any contract of tenancy is to be 
retained in the same condition throughout the tenancy. 
Where the retention of land in grass throughout the tenancy 
is desired, it would seem advisable to insert a clause in the 
lease or agreement insisting on such retention, otherwise land 
in grass will be deemed arable land. 
II. 
So far those matters which may be called strictly amend- 
ments of the Agricultural Holdings Acts have been dealt with. 
Those other provisions of the new Statute which have been the 
subject of the keenest controversy now require consideration. 
Compensation for Unreasonable Disturbance. 
The first of these is that which provides compensation 
for a tenant if he is unreasonably disturbed in his holding by 
his landlord. This is contained in Section 4 of the Act, which 
runs as follows : — “ Where the landlord without good and 
sufficient cause and for reasons inconsistent with good estate 
management terminates a tenancy by notice to quit, or after 
having been requested in writing at least one year before the 
expiration of a tenancy to grant a renewal thereof refuses to do 
so, or where it has been proved that an increase of rent is 
demanded from the tenant and that such increase was de- 
manded by I’eason of an increase in the value of the holding 
due to improvements which have been executed by or at the 
cost of the tenant and for which he has not either directly or 
indirectly received an equivalent from the landlord and such 
demand results in the tenant quitting the holding, the tenant 
upon quitting the holding shall in addition to the compensation 
(if any) to which he may be entitled in respect of improve- 
ments and notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary be 
entitled to compensation for the loss or expense directly 
attributable to his quitting the holding which the tenant 
may unavoidably incur upon or in connection with the sale 
or removal of his household goods or his implements of 
husbandry produce or farm stock on or used in connection 
with the holding. 
“ Provided that no compensation under this section shall be 
payable — 
